Athletic Training - BS

You love sports, right? In fact, you love them so much you want to help keep athletes healthy and strong. Then you'll love our athletic training major.

While you're here, you'll:

Get more than 900 hours of supervised, hands-on clinical experience

Get six consecutive semesters of clinical rotation with various populations and in diverse settings.

Spend time with the athletes on one of our sports teams.

Spend lots of time in the training room.

Get the opportunity to gain clinical experience under the supervision of a certified athletic trainer at local high school sporting events.

And 100 percent of our graduates either get a job in athletic training or go on to graduate school. You can, too. Go to work at a college, university or high school. Or work for a professional sports team. Maybe at a health club or in a hospital.

Please note that admission to this program is competitive, and all who apply may not be accepted into the program.

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford accepts transfers into the Athletic Training Program (ATP) major under the following conditions:

The student must be accepted to The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford in order to be considered for admission into the AT major.

Students must apply to the AT major with the same application process as all other students.

Students must meet all selection criteria.

Students who were not accepted into a CAATE accredited AT major at their prior institution must complete the entire three-year clinical education program.

Students transferring (following admission into) from another CAATE-accredited athletic training education program must show verification of proficiencies met and clinical experiences satisfied if they wish to ( eliminate ) waive some of the requirements in the clinical education component of the AT program. Students need to realize that the AT major at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford may not parallel their original school's clinical education structure. Therefore, one year of clinical education at their original school may not transfer in as one year of clinical education at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford.

Students transferring (following admission into) from another CAATE-accredited athletic training education program must take the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford AT semester- end competency examinations to show their proficiency in AT skills if they wish to eliminate (waive) a clinical education course or courses. In order to be eligible to test out of a clinical course students must show proof of successful completion of the experience requirement and proficiencies assigned to this course. Proof typically entails the syllabus and a letter from the (original) Program Director of the program transferred from, verifying the proficiencies that have been satisfied.

Didactic course work will be waived based on content taught in the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford AT courses. It is the responsibility of the student to show prior course content completed. A course syllabus is typically the best means of comparing Pitt-Bradford and other institution courses. Transfer students are held to the same retention criteria as Pitt-Bradford students. Grades in AT major courses must be C- or better.

Transfer applications are reviewed by the AT program director for completeness and to determine the most appropriate level for this student in the Pitt-Bradford ATP major.

Admission is competitive, and all who apply may not be accepted into the program.